Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) officials on Thursday launched combing operation in Eralottu Kunnu and Eralottu Vayal areas near Moolamkavu in Noolpuzha grama panchayat in search of a tiger on the prowl.
The animal had triggered panic among residents for the past several days after it reportedly killed two domestic animals and over 50 fowls in a poultry farm.
As many as 60 frontline staff members of the sanctuary are part of the operation. Patrol in the area would be intensified, and a public address system would be used to alert people if needed, S. Ranjith Kumar, Assistant Wildlife Warden, WWS, told The Hindu. Four teams, each consisting of five to eight members, were constituted to patrol the area round the clock, he added.
